Staff

Meet Our Team

The team at the Center for Victim and Human Rights comes from all walks of life with a diversity of knowledge, skills, and abilities, sharing a common vision and passion to stand up for those who may otherwise not have a voice in the justice system.

Raio Krishnayya is the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Victim and Human Rights. A graduate of Purdue University, he received his Bachelor of Science in biochemistry and molecular genetics. Raio next received his Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, followed by his Master of Laws degree in international human rights law from Indiana University School of Law – Indianapolis, where he graduated magna cum laude. Raio’s 15-plus years of experience in both criminal and civil law has served as the backbone of the CVHR’s success in representing crime victims who are otherwise unable to obtain legal assistance.

Staff

Jessica Topor

Supervisory Staff Attorney

After receiving her 2005 A.B. degree in English from the University of Michigan, Jessica studied Environmental and Human Rights Law at the Indiana University McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. As a student, she started working with the CVHR in 2012, and got licensed to the Indiana Bar in 2013. To this day, Jessica still embodies CVHR’s mission and values in her work as a Supervisory Staff Attorney.

Rachel Brunson

Staff Attorney

Rachel has been a Staff Attorney at the CVHR since becoming licensed to the Indiana Bar in 2015. She has a Bachelor’s degree in History and minors in Criminal Justice and Business from Indiana University, and a law degree from the Indiana University McKinney School of Law. While attending law school part-time, Rachel worked full-time, including working one year for Judge Gary Miller in the Marion County Protection Order Court and one year for Judge Ezra Friedlander in the Indiana Court of Appeals.

Kathryn L. Miller

Staff Attorney

Kathryn is a graduate from the University of Central Florida, having graduated summa cum laude with a B.S.B.A. in Accounting and a minor in Legal Studies in 2007. She then attended the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and graduated in 2012. While attending law school, she interned for Indiana Legal Services in the Senior Law Project and with the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence in the Pro Bono Protective Order Project. After becoming licensed to the Indiana Bar in 2012, Kathryn practiced family law, elder law and estate planning. Most recently, she was the Staff Attorney and Pro Bono Referral Director of Legal Aid District Eleven, Inc., which serves Indiana Pro Bono District I. She serves on the Indiana State Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee and the boards of Perry Senior Services and The Social of Greenwood.

Leontiy V. Korolev

Staff Attorney

Leontiy graduated from Temple University (Philadelphia) in 2008 with a B.A. in Political Science and B.A. in Philosophy. He then studied Environmental and International Human Rights Law at the Indiana University McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. Leontiy has had a variety of professional experiences since graduation, including work in the private practice, state government and the corporate sector. However, while waiting for the right opportunity, he continued to stay involved in human rights work by donating time to the CVHR, Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic, and the Military Commission Observation Project which gave him the opportunity to travel to Guantanamo Bay to observe the 9/11 Military Commission Trials.

Emily Djabi

Community Outreach Coordinator

Emily Djabi graduated from Taylor University in 2011 with a B.S. in Spanish Education and a licensure in TESOL education. After graduating, she spent four years teaching English as a Second Language at ELS language centers in Indianapolis while also volunteering with the CVHR as an interpreter. In 2016, she accepted a job with the CVHR serving as the Community Outreach Coordinator. She is a recent graduate of IUPUI’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), completing a Master of Public Affairs in Non-Profit Management in summer of 2017.

Hayley Kemp

Law Clerk

Hayley is a law student at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law and is looking to graduate in May of 2018. Prior to attending law school, Hayley graduated from Franklin College with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in 2015 where she majored in Political Science. Hayley has worked with the CVHR since the Fall of 2016 and enjoys the ability to work in the human rights field helping others.

Elaine McCreery

Law Clerk

Elaine graduated from Indiana University in 2014 with a B.A. in Theatre and Drama and a B.S. in Arts Management. She currently attends the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, where she has been published in the Indiana International and Comparative Law Review, participates in the Health and Human Rights Clinic, and serves as the President of the Christian Legal Society. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Nou Hope, a foreign mission society partnering with communities in Haiti.

About Us

The Center for Victim and Human Rights (CVHR) is a 501(c)(3) organization that was established in 2008 with the specific purpose of providing comprehensive legal representation to victims of crime and human rights abuses, who often lack the safety and resources necessary to access available legal remedies.